The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

confident 81 getting the ore in place in
one 81 the pits before another week Is
gone. An assessment Of two cents per
share was ordered and promptly met.
The property is located ON the south
one-half Of the southeast one-quarter
Of section eight, township forty-sevcn,
range twenty-six near Neeauee, and every
indication points toward the devclope-
ment Of large body Of ore. The ore
being taken out now IL sufficient To war
rant greater work and the stock-hold-
ers are well satisfied with the general
prospect of the property. Thegentlemen
most interested now ARE Al. Austrian, r.
j. Gilbert, A. Lustfield Crystal Falls;
Otto +. Rebel, Iron River; j. y. Porter,
Stambaugh: Jho. III. Bartle, Prince
Arther's Landing; Capt. Jno. Bartle, Ne
gaunee.
Hon. Edward Breitnng, Negamee, one
of the pioneers OF the mining industry Of
the Marquette range, died at his winter
home at Eastman, Georgia, ON Thursday
March 3. The immediate cause of his
demise WAS am attack Of pneumonia
Mr.. Beitung was born in the city OF
Schnlkau, in the Duchy OF Saxe-Meinin-
gen and was fifty-six years Of age at the
time OF his decease. lie has done more
hard, honest work in developing the re-
sources OF the Upper Peninsula probably
than any other person; a man OF ability,
enterprise and determination he began
life with very small capital but 10y good
judgment acquired a vast fortune. A
good man has gone, "a noble soul gone to
its God; the Upper Peninsula looses one
OF it's FOREMOST citizens.
The gold excitement seems to boon the
increase. The latest rumor has il thata
ledge of gold-bearing quartz has heen
struck in the more unaccessable regions
in this vicinity, that viii yield into the
hundreds Of dollars per ton, with glowing
prospects Of becoming richer. The writ
en- has seen a specimen of said-to-be gold
quartz, which was found not many miles
from here, which, II il is all gold that gilt
tiers, may run into the thousands Under
favorable circumstances IL this quartz
yields 1.-THE OF the precious metal that
is reported. il will be a bonanza for the
fortunate owners, and will make this vi
entity well and truly "El Dorado"
H. {. kimball put Il crew Of men to ex-
ploring, last Monday morning, ON section
thirty-two, 1892, about one hundred
PAGES from the Kimball mine Although
but comparatively little work has been
done the prospects OF finding deposit of
ore are very flattering and Mr. Kimball
il, az are Others, sanguinc that by going
down a few more feet the vein will be
found. The present outlook * the
brightest. Without doubt vast body
Of ore lies in close proximity 20 the Kim
ball mine, which Of itself il Of great mag
nitudc.
Moore, Benjamin x Co., have purchas-
ed the Prospect hill property, located mt
Iron Mountain, near the Chaplin mine ON
the east Articles OF incorporation have
been filed OF the Prospect Hill Mining Co,
with a capital stock Of 81 zoo, O0Oin 49,
600 shares. The officers OF the new com
pany wereclected as follows: r. 4. Bates,
presidents A. :. Epson, vice-prcsidcnt;
IL. ;. Benjamin, secretary; G.. f. Rand,
reasurcr.--Tlibune.
John IL. Weimer, formerly Of Iron River,
one OF the most crooked men that ever
lived, and exceptionally known ON this
Range-his gall and lawless conduct max
ing him conspicuous connected with u
mining company at Marcnisco, Mich,
Gogebic district Weimcr did not leave
Iron River because he did not like the
place, but for personal reasons only. lie
will bear watching-and strict at that
wherever he Is.
Two shifts Of miners at the Paint River
mine are rlnningcach othera little. One
day last week VIM. Harper and Fred
Smith loaded and tramincd 10 buckets
OF ore Co the hoist, a distance OF over one
hundred fleet, The night shift doing the
same work Thos. Balland partner, beat
the formers record by one basket. To
load and tram III buckets Of ore one
hundred feet requires two men to be hus-
tiers.
company has been formed for the
purpose oi exploring for iron ore on the
town site Of Norway. Those interested
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